My LinkedIn posts
These LinkedIn posts give me something I don’t always get in technical writing: room to be creative!
With these posts, I get to play with the voice, express unique ideas, and maybe make the reader laugh.
At first, I put them out regularly, but they're a bit sporadic right now because I have so much going on, like my multiple learning paths, moonlighting, and my day job.
I make the images with DALL-E on ChatGPt, which can be fun and frustrating at the same time!
🧠 Two heads aren’t necessarily better than one.
🍿 Last night, my husband and I watched The Man with Two Heads—a 1970s sci-fi-B-movie where scientists attach a maniacal criminal’s head to the body of a man with no impulse control.
The plan?
Unclear.
The end game?
Also unclear.
But everyone is shocked—shocked!—when things go wrong.
👥 Turns out, “just add another head” isn’t a good strategy.
So what went wrong?
→ They had an idea
→ They rushed the plan.
→ In their haste, they grabbed the wrong head.
Reminded me of a few projects I’ve seen…
You know the type:
→ “It doesn’t need to be perfect—just put it live.”
→ “We’ll figure out the brains later.”
→ “We’ll connect the pieces once it’s moving.”
→ “We’ll clean it up after launch.”
And somehow, everyone’s surprised when it falls apart.
Moral of the story:
If there’s no plan—and the extra head’s in charge— don’t be shocked when it all goes sideways.
At least marketing disasters don't require surgery.
🎬 What movies remind you of work projects? Drop a title in the comments!
#ProjectManagement #Strategy #Leadership #Marketing #Humor
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Note: Illustration created with DALL·E (prompt crafted with ChatGPT).
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👶 I learned early on: it’s not just about the idea.
🎲 Back when I was inventing board games, a good idea wasn’t enough.
Every game design had to:
→ Be understood quickly
→ Fit neatly on a store shelf
→ Keep costs down
→ Interest players time after time
That push-pull between creativity and constraints?
It’s how I approach every piece of writing.
Ideas are just the start.
What matters is how they perform in the wild.
#ProductDesign #TechWriting #ContentStrategy #CreativeConstraints #GameDesign
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Note: Illustration created with DALL·E (prompt crafted with ChatGPT).
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✏️ My handwriting can’t keep up with my brain.
✍ I still take notes by hand because it helps me think.
But sometimes I look back and see a tangle of arrows, half-words, and something that might say “vector database” or “build a small canoe.” Hard to say.
Here’s the thing: I just get too excited about what I’m learning to slow down. Which, honestly, is a good sign.
That scribbled mess? It means something clicked.
My brain took off before my pen could catch up.
Eventually, I’ll figure it out.
Or I’ll build a canoe. Either way, progress.
#LearningProcess #TechWriting #AI #MachineLearning #CreativeProcess
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Note: Illustration created with DALL·E (prompt crafted with ChatGPT).
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🖍️ I started drawing a year ago.
📃 No rules. Just pen, paper, and my imagination.
Sometimes it’s flowers.
Sometimes it’s circles.
Sometimes it’s all kinds of shapes running together.
I draw one line, then another.
Leave space where it feels right.
Fill every inch where it needs more.
I pick colors I love … then watch the ink soak in.
Unstructured. Uncomplicated. Unhurried. Uninhibited.
Rejuvenation.
👉 What’s something you do that has no goal, except to feel fully present? Let me know in the comments!
#CreativeProcess #Drawing #Mindfulness #TechWriting #CreativeWriting
Note: Illustration created with DALL·E (prompt crafted with ChatGPT).
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🤖 Look, I love AI.
✍️ I use it. I write about it. I obsess over it.
But my feed? It’s a nonstop stream of “How to AI” content—and it’s just too much!
→ Prompt libraries the size of Cheesecake Factory menus
→ Infographics too small to read
→ PDFs thicker than phone books
I save every tip, every guide, every promising snippet because I really *do* want to learn it all. But right now, it feels like I’m drinking from a firehose.
So, I stopped trying to absorb "everything" all at once and asked myself:
"What's one thing I can ask AI to do today that doesn’t come with a steep learning curve?"
That question shifted my mindset from being overwhelmed by AI to using it for quick wins, like:
→ Analyzing competitors
→ Mining research
→ Drafting outlines
→ Jumpstarting ideas
This worked so well, I decided to share it. That’s why I created “One Smart Thing.”
Every now and then, I'll post one battle-tested trick to help you feel confident (not overwhelmed) with AI.
Ready to simplify your AI life? Drop a “Yes” below!
✨ First “One Smart Thing” drops this Friday.
#GenAI #OneSmartThing #AIForWriters #PromptDesign
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Note: Illustration created with DALL·E (prompt crafted with ChatGPT).
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✍️ Most writing problems aren’t writing problems.
🧠 They’re thinking problems.
The block isn’t usually about the words.
It’s realizing—as you write—that you don’t actually know what you’re trying to say.
That’s when I pause.
Diagram. Doodle. Scribble arrows every which way in my notes—connecting ideas, chasing patterns, making sense of the data.
Anything to organize my thoughts and figure out how the research can tell a story.
Fix the thinking first. The words will follow.
🎯 What helps you get unstuck in the middle of a messy draft?
#TechWriting #WritingTips #CreativeProcess
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Note: Illustration created with DALL·E (prompt crafted with ChatGPT).
✍ People think I’m a writer.
🔎 Mostly, I’m a detective.
My role as a tech writer starts with making sense of complexity, so I can explain it clearly to everyone else.
The part no one talks about?
→ The deep research.
→ The sketching and mapping things out.
→ The “Wait... what is this actually saying?” moments.
Before I write, I:
→ Trace how the tech works—step by step
→ Figure out how it fits into the bigger picture
→ Strip out what doesn’t need to be said (often the hardest part)
→ Clarify the intent—so it drives a decision, supports a sale, or sharpens understanding (sometimes, all three)
I work through the complexity, so the reader doesn’t have to.
That’s the craft.
My investigation uncovers what matters.
My writing makes it understood.
#AI #ContentStrategy #TechWriting #UXWriting
#ClarityMatters
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Note: Illustration created with DALL·E (prompt crafted with ChatGPT).
